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"Where can I get a regulation set of Dress Blues. Next year I am going to be part of a military Honor Guard. There is absolutely no way that I will EVER fit into my old set. back then I was 150 lbs. and now I am 200. Get my drift. Any one that has a…"

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It is with great sadness that I have just learned of the passing of yet another shipmate. PRC Kenneth Owen Getchey. Kenny stayed the 20 plus. I just learned of his passing earlier this month through the internet. Ken passed away back in 2007. Yeah, 10 years ago. How time flies. You young guys and girls in uniform will soon learn as you grow older, you lose touch as the 4 winds scatter you and your friends to all corners of the earth. You lose touch. Fortunately for me, I found my shipmates…

It is with deep regret and sorrow that I announce the passing of PR Master Chief Morris Turnage. Chief Turnage and I served together at NAS NORVA for many years. My sincerest condolences to his widow and family. He was a true friend and shipmate. Rest in Peace my brother until we meet on the other side.

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Paraloft? Guess who I just ran into on Facebook... Sergeant Bruce Hiltner U.S.M.C. and he worked for the Gunny there. A hell of a nice jar head. He was shot down twice in the Nam. If you remember Hiltner do a Facebook search for his name. BTW he lives near Philly.

I forget the squadron name. I was in the same old hanger as the ADJ's but was not at squadron level. I was intermediate level. The electronics and radar shops were in the hanger. Most of the planes were E2C Hawkeye's.

After a year or so I helped wire all the benches in the new electronics shop that was built. My barracks was across from the Marine transit barracks.

we started out at camp barry, then they moved us to the old wave barracks at camp lawrence, place hadn`t been open in years. the whole of great lakes was packed, must have been building up for nam, i suppose.

I dont remmber the onion my first nite at the Jolly Roger got picked up by a29 yr old with 5 kids I was 18 she lived in dependant housing took me home and that changed the liberty drill forever after that the Vulcan pretty much became a job to go to every day by the time her husband came home I had met neighbors and all the drinking was in off base houses in time 3 of us rented a place on 25th bay when I gotout I was driinkinga fifth a day great times